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Warehouse and depot patrols, proven every round
Yards, dock doors, fuel bays and trailer parks — checkpointed, patrolled on schedule and reported to the site manager without a paper sheet in sight.
Distribution sites run around the clock, cover a lot of ground, and hold a great deal of value in places that are easy to reach from a public road. Trailer curtains, fuel and high-value pallets are the usual targets, and the loss is rarely discovered at the time.
Regular, evidenced patrols of the yard and dock line are what deter it — and what your client's insurer will ask about after the fact.
What SMS-Patrol handles for you
The specific jobs that come up in warehouse & logistics work.
Dock and trailer checks
A checkpoint per dock block and trailer row so the whole yard is confirmed covered, not just the gatehouse.
Round-the-clock cover
Twelve-hour rotating shifts, nights across midnight and relief cover all handled in the rota.
Large perimeters
GPS checkpoints along fence lines where there is nothing to fix a tag to, mixed with NFC at the gates.
Vehicle and access incidents
Log unauthorised vehicles, tailgating, damage and refusals with photos and registration numbers.
Gatehouse and access control
Record arrivals, deliveries and contractor access in the digital occurrence book instead of a paper visitors sheet.
Evidence for insurers
A complete, time-stamped patrol history is exactly what gets asked for after a loss.
Why operators in this sector choose us
One flat price for the whole company, every feature included, and an app your team can learn in the time it takes to make a cup of tea.
- Checkpoints on docks, fuel bays and trailer rows
- Mixed NFC and GPS coverage on large sites
- 24/7 shift patterns including nights
- Digital occurrence book for the gatehouse
- Automatic reporting to the site manager
- Complete audit trail for insurance claims
Live on your first site today
Setup is included in the price, and we do it with you on a screen share.
Add the site
We set up your client, site and checkpoints together on a call — usually under an hour.
Fit the checkpoints
Stick NFC tags or QR labels on your next visit, or start with GPS points and add tags later.
Invite your team
Officers install the free app and log in. Training takes about five minutes.
Send the first report
By the end of the week you have a report your client can read. That is usually the moment it sells itself.
Warehouse & logistics — common questions
Typically fifteen to thirty — gates, gatehouse, dock blocks, fuel bay, trailer park corners, plant room and perimeter corners. Enough to describe the patrol honestly without the officer scanning constantly.
Yes, through the digital occurrence book. Entries are time-stamped and searchable, which is considerably more useful than a paper visitors book six months later.
Yes. Four-on-four-off, nights crossing midnight and relief cover are all standard patterns in the rota.
Add each as a separate site under the same client. Reporting and invoicing can then be produced per site or consolidated across the contract.